Ever wondered why we call it the “Sahara Desert” when Sahara already means desert? Join us on a journey through the world’s most redundant place names and learn how colonial history created these linguistic oddities.
Read More29% of all UK cities, towns and villages are plotted on this interactive map. They are color-coded by the language
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The Latin script, also known as the Roman script, is the writing system originally developed by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language. It has since become the most widely used writing system in the world, employed for various languages, in
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Bavarian dialects of Austria: East Central Bavarian, West Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian, Viennese, Salzburgish, Mocheno, Cimbrian Alemannic
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Mongolia, with a population of over 3 million, has 10 living languages (Mongolian, Peripheral Mongolian, Kazakh, Kalmyk-Oirat, Chinese, Uygur, Tuva,
Read MoreIf phonological shifts and other language changes never happened and the first written instance of every town name was still
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The time it takes to learn a language depends on many factors: How close the new language is to your native language or other languages you know; How complex the language is; How many hours each week you devote to learning the language; The language learning resources available to you; Your motivation.
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The indigenous languages of Africa are divided into 6 major language families: Afroasiatic, Nilo Saharan, Niger-Congo A, Niger-Congo B (Bantu),
Read MoreThere are approximately 296 spoken indigenous languages north of Mexico, 269 of which are grouped into 29 families. The Na-Dené, Algic, and Uto-Aztecan families are the largest in terms of several languages.
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